Dinner and Jazz

1259 HARLANDALE AVE,DALLAS TX 75216

16 July, 2022

Description

Dinnerfour8: An Immersive Pop-Up Dining Experience For the memories of my mother's love of music to never fade, to recognize the rooms she played in, the spaces she taught in, and the rich legacy she left behind – that's why Dinnerfour8 was created. Rooted in love, inspiration, and aspiration, Dinnerfour8 delivers a far from ordinary immersive private pop-up dining experience in Historic Oak Cliff. You’ll encounter an eclectic space filled with art, musicians, savory cuisine, and hospitality at the highest level. Enter as a stranger, leave as a friend as you vibe to our rotating artist roster, and share stories and laughs over modern takes on familiar American flavors. It's Juneteenth and Father's Day and we are very excited to share the Energy of this great young talent, Tamara Murphy, and an Art Exhibition of Frank Fraziers works. We have taken inspiratrion for the menu from the Art, Culture and Music of our lives. Tamara Murphy is a classically trained stage performer in the mezzo soprano voice, a music director, and a mother. She shares her gift with various audiences locally, nationally, and abroad. owes her success to her parents, the late Pastor Robert and Mrs. Deloris Murphy. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her daughter and love, Jillian. She presently serves as the director of music at the Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church where Leslie H. Booker is the pastor. Ms. Murphy is a graduate of the renowned Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. There she was trained by Mrs. Gayle Washington Tyler. As a student performer at Dillard University, Tamara studied under Dr. Valerie Francis. Tamara has graced stages in New York at Carnegie Hall and in New Orleans. With the New Orleans Opera Chorus, she performed Aida and Porgy and Bess. Tamara Murphy is a versatile performer, having enchanted audiences with her stirring renditions of jazz, soul, gospel, rhythm and blues, and classical music. Her voice is a vehicle that transports the listener into other worlds. Frank Frazier is largely a self-taught artist whose concerns revolve around the movement of black art galleries and Black art in America. He states that, "I’m concerned about the future of the black artist; the lasting effect of our work on our own children. It’s important that we, as artists, make some statements to affect change."